Lycoming O-233
6 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-233 engine, rated at about 115 horsepower. The American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2013 and 2014.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Lycoming O-233. FAA spelling: O-233.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 | 5 |
| Sayre Matthew FC7 | 1 |
American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 · Sayre Matthew FC7
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-233 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-223, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 6 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 6 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 1 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 21 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Connecting Rod | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: engine preheat (2).
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 5 with this engine series
- Wingsleasing LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-233 6 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-233 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-233.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N14C | American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Light sport | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1919G | American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Low and Slow Aviation LLC Williston, Florida |
Light sport | 2024-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N859JL | American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Light sport | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311SL | American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Light sport | 2020-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128LC | American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2017-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N875W | Sayre Matthew FC7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2013-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), November 10, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.